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Frequently Asked Questions

Marc Thielemann edited this page Oct 17, 2025 · 16 revisions



What are installer packages?

Please see the Glossary.

What is notarization?

Please see the Glossary.

What are payload-free installer packages?

Please see the Glossary.

What are installer package receipts?

Please see the Glossary.

What if signing cannot be enabled?

If the Sign packages checkbox is grayed-out, please check if you have at least one valid Developer ID Installer certificate in your login Keychain.

What if notarizing cannot be enabled?

The Notarize packages checkbox is enabled if the Sign packages checkbox has been checked and if either a supported version of Xcode or the Command Line Tools for Xcode is installed on your Mac. If you have multiple versions of the Command Line Tools for Xcode installed, please make sure you have activated a supported version running the xcode-select command from Terminal.

Why did notarization fail when I had additional installer packages or binaries included with my installer package?

If you want to create a notarized package that contains other packages or binaries, please make sure the packages or binaries are signed. Otherwise Apple will refuse to notarize your package.

What if I'm not seeing notifications?

Open System Settings or System Preferences, depending on your macOS version, and then select Notifications. Find Script2Pkg in the list of applications and change the notification style to Alerts.


Note

If a large number of packages are built at once, a notification is not displayed for each generated package.

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